Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-02

u1mbeF q Chinamen in Seattle issuaiI |
aud thsy d. little harm. OF eourss Il
would be better II there wsrs none, bat |
tnen TIE man take ssnsibIs visw 81 ne |
1stteF and viii de al IN their psweF 70 |
ID sintatn the Law. The agitation Of she |
suo5 scs 10 o0nfned 10 afew men Who have |
No innasncs and no following. I am |
u position % know ghst am talking /
ABOUT, and l tell you there 10 not the /
sliRht % danger Of any trcQbie. II |
mere we're ~ oathnsak. / coaid qasll IL /
II nfteen minutes, and what Il more /
w01id DO e. Whsa took the cath Of |
once - Sheriff Of King county, sp-
Dfeciaeed ny duty. / Woald lose M |
eSn sslf-respect and the rsspess OF |
every man IN the community whose re- /
spect 10 worth having II did not do my |
soele dafy. You may rsly upon what |
tsil ysu these u 40 possible danger Of |
an outbreak.
COLONEL J. Q. HAMEs-
Colonei HAines said thai be sinply |
ooeyed orders In hAvisR the militia in |
rssdiness for an emergency. Oe1A
talnly,p be, osntinaed, no harm could |
ree1lt from having the neu assemble IN |
thsiF aruoFy, nor could amy citizen or |
evil ofneer justly take oGense ~ sush q /
setp. II vas merely q precautionary /
measure. a1d u Is always better 10 be /
too caFeful than not careful enouQh. /
Althougb have heard vague RumoFs of /
pessi6is o1sbfeak for SENS weeks past |
and alihO0gh some Of tue speakers ct
the Liberal League mestinQs have m ade i
nss OF rather intemperAts language at /
nnos. DO not fesi at all apprehsnsivs.
Such an Outbreak IL it occurred eOald /
easily be qaslled, since il would be cen
lined 70 very small class. Our militia /
e IN COED condition and can be depend /
Cd upon 70 . man 10 do lie duty."
x-oovERNoR FKRKY.
Our genial ex Governor said that be
bad been much suEpTiaed en- Saturday /
evening 70 learn that any trouble was
apprehended. II have Dsds il poiat,"
be said. Ato keep posted upon this mat
ter and can say from personal investi
CATION that the leboring men are cen
tented and prosperous. Il 10 unrea-
sonable TO suppose, moreover. that IL 8
movement 20 expsl the Chinese hsd /
been planned Il would have been made
public SO far in advances. am inclined i
to think that our fears have all been
gToundlesA The interests Of labor are
identified With the interests of Seattle,
and sensible workingmen appreciate
that any further disturbance would re-
lard the pregress Of the city,"
CAPTAIN oEoRaE KINNELR,
Upon being questioned a. 10 his Opinion
Of the recent anti hinese agitation,
SAID that be lad heard rumors for
nearly q msnth that an attempt would
be made TO EXCEL the Chinese from the
city. He doubted whether there would
be such 9 general participation in 81
affair OF this kind on tbs part Of the
vorkingmeu as in February last year.
While the local ofisiais might have the
determination to preserve pc ZOE. the
Governors order reGdeFed the main
tenance Of Law only more certain. In
fact, he believed that the promulgatisn
Of the order Was What bad "nipped the
thing 10 the bad"
n. O. sTAUvE
Was not inclined to talk at length on
the subj cot, He said, however. that
there vas no cause for Chinese agitation
10 the Q immunity. There vas really
no anch thing as the Chinese question
here. There we're very few Chinamep
In the city aud laboFers did net suffer
through 0onpetition frem MonRoliaB
WoFkmen. When a large number Of
Chinese we're largely employed on public
works CT 10 the extensive undertakings
OF corporations there might, perhaps,
have been some cause for discomfort,
bat at present there was none. He be.
lieved the present agitation Was started
and carried out by few unreliable meK
who made q business Of stirring M
working men 10 riot In the expectation
Of realizing some profit from the dis
AaAEw ~ ~ skg Il
ton 10 the militia's ASSEMBLING in their
armSsy. Ne very serious results could
arise from that. and u there was really
any intention Of expellinR the Chinese,
10 may have been wise precautiou.
A. DENNY
Could not say as 10 whether there vas
Sataally Q movement 30 remove the
Cinnamon. He doubted II the desire 70
do this vas widespread, being convinced
that many Of those Who participated tn
OF sympathinsd With the expulsion of
last ysss we're nsw decidedly opposed 70
any such proceeding. He thought the
action OF the Governor was 10 be con-
mended. for IL might bring What few
aRitat0Es there we're to their senses sad
oonvincs them that the laws coald not
Be broken wish impunity.
}. 4. FRrSK,
OF The WashinRtou Iron Works, said /
be wss 10 Q position 10 know II there
vas diacsntent among tbs woFkinSmeu,
As there we're some ATTY or sixty em-
ployes 10 the concern With which be vas
ssnnsctsd. He felt free 10 say that they
have no intention to disturb the China
men. The men we're contented and
sAtianed. and there vas no cause for
alarm. There ars men here, as every /
where, Who froH their talk seem blood
thirsty, has Il Gas not woFth while to
give much consideration 10 their utter
Ings. He believed there Vas no reason
70 apprehend q disturbance.
JAMES HAMILTON LEvIs
Regretted that Rny cause fer AppFeheu-
sion had arisen. From WhAi be kHew Of /
tie people % the city and its officials
be did act fear any tfeabls. He had
ssronG denbts &c 10 whether there
was any organs d movement for
TIE expulsion Of the Chinese. II pre-
sauae." aid Mr.. Lewis that the Gov
srnor received s1eh representations
fsom Seattle as saused him 10 feel war
rAntea In issuine orders % the militia
IN the city. WHISTLER be vas really |
| justified IN doing u remaias 10 Be seen
va WILSON,
4 pssminent member Of the Peoples /
yarty, wsa foand Al his home IN North i
| Seattle. In response 20 = rsqaess for
statenaent Of hia views in regard b the /
prassnt Chinese A9itAtion. be said
ssrsere b 10 uan in the feopi E party /
| Sha has ore dollars Wor1a Of property /
in seattle. OF whe hes = family 10 sup
port, Or snYbcdy aepsndsnt up0z hin
| for 4 livelihood. VIE is wiling % take a /
hand N the fereible sxpolsion Of tee /
| Chineea. or the sxpRlsion Of tie Chi- i
ussa eo1trasy 70 lAs. That IL. this % /
my Judgment. - far - I have be ~ /
then empress Themselves. Bat ] masl 1
admit there are few foreigners hsre.
| whose hone u where niRht oveFtAkes i
item, and VITO have 10 Interest what /
ever IN Seattle OF Interests. who are /
howline the Chinese mnsi go. psace-
ally u they vlli. but foFcibly II they /
nazt' II tie isbortne men voaid drop Il
tae matter Of Chiaese, 8Ed oaod then 4
selves together 90 sbtsin fair psie@s far /
1 vzAaa fkNx Are d5fra thex assai3 tharskv Il